RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
6,803,000

2
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
6,601,000

3
NASCAR SPRINT CUP L
ESPN
SUNDAY
6,487,000

4
ROYAL PAINS
USA
THURSDAY
6,205,000

5
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,275,000

6
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE
DSNY
FRIDAY
5,047,000

7
WWE ENTERTAINMENT
USA
MONDAY
5,036,000

8
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,871,000

9
NATIONWIDE POST RACE L
ESPN
SUNDAY
4,869,000

10
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,797,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 20, 2009 – July 26, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
WIZARDS ON DECK W/ HANNAH(S)-07/17/2009
DSNY
FRIDAY
9,292,000

2
HOME RUN DERBY L
ESPN
MONDAY
8,250,000

3
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
6,664,000

4
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
6,590,000

5
ROYAL PAINS
USA
THURSDAY
6,230,000

6
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
FRIDAY
6,086,000

7
HOME RUN DERBY PRELUDE L
ESPN
MONDAY
6,065,000

8
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,523,000

9
SPONGEBOB
NAN
SUNDAY
5,373,000

10
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SUNDAY
5,169,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 13, 2009 – July 19, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
6,901,000

2
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
6,295,000

3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
6,241,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,682,000

5
NASCAR POST RACE SHOW
TNT
SATURDAY
5,475,000

6
SPRINT CUP RACING/DAYTONA
TNT
SATURDAY
5,277,000

7
SONNY WITH A CHANCE
DSNY
SUNDAY
5,167,000

8
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,406,000

9
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,096,000

10
JONAS
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,034,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 29, 2009 – July 5, 2009)

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According to recent data from Nielsen’s Video Game Tracking survey, movie-themed games are driving substantial purchase interest among gamers. X-Men Origins: Wolverine tops the list in terms …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
5,992,000

2
JON & KATE PLUS 8
TLC
MONDAY
5,946,000

3
ROYAL PAINS
USA
THURSDAY
5,567,000

4
SPRINT CUP RACING/POCONO
TNT
SUNDAY
5,480,000

5
JON & KATE PLUS 8(S)-06/01/2009
TLC
MONDAY
5,468,000

6
NASCAR POST RACE SHOW
TNT
SUNDAY
5,349,000

7
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,052,000

8
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,530,000

9
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,182,000

10
SPONGEBOB
NICK
TUESDAY
4,167,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 1, 2009 – June 7, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA PLAYOFFS (BULLS/CELTICS)
TNT
SATURDAY
6,987,000

2
NBA PLAYOFFS (CELTICS/BULLS)
TNT
THURSDAY
5,352,000

3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,114,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,929,000

5
NCIS
USA
WEDNESDAY
4,492,000

6
NCIS
USA
TUESDAY
4,467,000

7
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,460,000

8
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,394,000

9
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,214,000

10
SONNY WITH A CHANCE
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,122,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 27, 2009 – May 3, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,981,000

2
SPONGEBOB
NICK
FRIDAY
5,784,000

3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,666,000

4
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
5,204,000

5
IN PLAIN SIGHT
USA
SUNDAY
5,113,000

6
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
NICK
SATURDAY
4,894,000

7
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SUNDAY
4,890,000

8
SPONGEBOB
NICK
FRIDAY
4,879,000

9
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,815,000

10
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
NICK
SUNDAY
4,804,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 13, 2009 – April 19, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,359,000

2
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,206,000

3
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,538,000

4
SATURDAY MOVIE III (NORTHERN LIGHTS)
LIF
SATURDAY
4,531,000

5
SPONGEBOB
NICK
MONDAY
4,277,000

6
NCIS
USA
SATURDAY
4,264,000

7
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,236,000

8
SPONGEBOB
NICK
WEDNESDAY
4,208,000

9
SPONGEBOB
NICK
MONDAY
4,142,000

10
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,061,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 16, 2009 – March 22, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,643,000

2
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,165,000

3
CARS
DSNY
SATURDAY
4,650,000

4
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,423,000

5
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,249,000

6
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,228,000

7
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,164,000

8
COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST
CMDY
SUNDAY
4,079,000

9
NCIS
USA
THURSDAY
4,006,000

10
SONNY WITH A CHANCE
DSNY
SUNDAY
3,993,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 9, 2009 – March 15, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
ICARLY
NICK
SATURDAY
6,299,000

2
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
6,090,000

3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,765,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,257,000

5
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,677,000

6
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,502,000

7
TRUE JACKSON, VP
NICK
SATURDAY
4,405,000

8
NCIS
USA
TUESDAY
4,276,000

9
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,249,000

10
ICARLY
NICK
SUNDAY
4,061,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 2, 2009 – March 8, 2009)